Tobacco-pipe.



E. ALTIVIANN.

TOBACCO PIPE.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.5. 191s.

'Patented Apr. 29, 1919.

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EMIL ALTMANN, OF SHERIDAN, WYOMING.

TOBACCO-PIPE.

To all wlwm t may concern.'

Be it known that I, EMIL ALTMANN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sheridan, in the county of Sheridan and State of Wyoming, have invented new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Pipes, of which the following is a specification.

- This invention relates to a tobacco pipe.

With the pipes commonly in use, the bowl is of such size that the burning surface of the tobacco is of too great an extent and the quantity of nicotin passing into the system of the individual using the pipe, is excessive. The fine taste of the tobacco and its fine. odor While burning is also partly lost when the usual type of bowl is employed.

When the tobacco is packed by hand it is likely to be left too loose or packed too tightly.

In order to overcome this objection, T have invented a pipe formed of aluminum, nickel plated steel, or brass, and provided with a receptacle for the tobacco which is mounted adjacent to the stem but not in contact therewith, and which is also parallel with reference to the stem, a 4suitable port for the smoke being provided, and the receptacle being provided with a cover which serves to pack the tobacco when closed, said receptacle holding a suflicient quantity, but having a diameter and open end of such size that only a limited amount of tobacco is consumed at a given time. By forming the pipe of metal instead of wood it may be kept in a more sanitary condition and the difficulty of obtaining a suitable kind of wood at a reasonable price will be overcome. Only a mini-mum amount of nicotin will be absorbed by the user, and the pipe will in every way produce satisfactory results.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in side elevation, with the cover open.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-*3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4c is a fragmentary view in longitudinal section.

The stem of the pipe is designated 10, the mouthpiece being shown `at 11, and a cap designated 12 closing the opposite end of the stem. A receiver, which corresponds with the bowl in the sense that it holds the tobacco, is shown at 14:, and includes a lower member 15 of channel-like formation, this lower section having connection with the Specification of Ietters Patent.

Application led August 5. 1918.

Patented Apr. 29?, 19u19.

serial No. 248,451.

stem by means of brackets 16 and 17, one of the brackets being apertured as shown at 1S, permitting the passage of smoke from the receiver to the stem.

The lower member 15 is provided with straight side walls and these walls coperate with the overhanging portions 2O of the cover 21. This cover is hinged or pivoted at one end, and at the opposite end is provided with a catch 22 for securing the cover in position. The end section of the cover is formed in a Imanner similar to the sides, that is it is provided with overhanging portions into which the walls of the receiver project. The central portion of the cover is substantially semi-cylindrical in cross section, as shown at 24, and connected with the edges of the cover are straight walls 25 and parallel straight walls 26 forming grooves 27 between these walls for receiving the straight walls of the sides of the lower section of the receiver. Packing material 28 may be employed for making an air tight connection.

A protecting device 30 is formed of a plurality of end members 31 and 32 and a series of small rods 33 connecting these end members, the whole being attached to the cover and moving therewith when the cover is thrown to open position. This protecting device prevents the burning of the lingers. The stem may be provided with a flattened side as shown, affording additional space between the stem and the receiver, so that heat will not be transmitted from one element to the other.

The tobacco being placed within the receiver without any unnecessary manipulation, the cover is merely closed for the purpose of compressing the tobacco to the required degree, and the pipe is ready for use.

I do not limit myself todetails of construction, but may make necessary minor changes therein within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a `smoking pipe, a stem, a tobacco receiving device ymounted thereon, means for connecting the bore of the stem with the interior of the receiving` device, said receiving device including a plurality of sections, one of which is hinged upon the other and inchicles a semi-cylindrical member having flanges extending at an acute angle with reference to its edges, said flanges being turned back on themselves:7 providing a, space between which the edges of the other of said sections are received.

2. In :L tobacco pipe, a; Stem, :t receiving device including a plurality of longitudinal sections, one o which constitutes a hinged cover of substantially the same length as theV other of'said sections, and a protecting device carried by the cover and movable therewith, said protecting device comprising 10 a plurality of bars extending longitudinally of the cover and stem, and ymeans for supporting the bars on the cover independently of the receptacle, forming a cage structure inelosing the receptacle and movable from 15 the latter when the cover is opened.

In testimony whereof I alx my signature.

EMIL ALTMANN.

Copies. of this'patent may be` obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

